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Re: ambien addiction

Posted by sleepychick on August 08, 2001 at 13:59:27:

In Reply to: ambien addiction posted by ruby on August 08, 2001 at 12:50:58:

gosh, this is a such a great way to spend my boring hours at work! seriously, i do work, even though it doesn't seem so...

i hear you on the whole addiction thing in regards to ambien. i definately feel i am psychologically dependent, and i have that fear about my doc not refilling my scrip. it is a very lonely and sad feeling to be sure. like you, i have fears about not sleeping wih regards to having to work. my performace anxiety definately seems to exacerbate my insomnia, esp. on nights that i "try" not to take it. i am working on this, i am seeing a therapist (that is helping my anxiety, about sleep and other aspects of my life-she's great!) if you aren't seeing someone, i would look into it i think you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by talking to someone about your life and your issues-one of which being your concern about being addicted to the ambien.

have you tried staying up later than you would normally to help you sleep? if you target the end of your day as "down" time to relax-not focusing on sleeping, it might help. it seems to work for me somewhat. i have a new nightly ritual of taking a hot shower with some cool smelling bath gel, getting in my pajamas, watching a "thirty-something" re-run and reading. basically i am trying to do alot of enjoyable things so i don't stress about sleeping w/out the meds. i haven't been comepletely successful yet, but with time i have hope it will work. also, have you tried cutting back your dosage recently? maybe with some successful evenings you could get more confidence in your ability to sleep w/o the meds. it might not be a permanent solution, but it might help for a little while, and for the time being, make you a bit more happy about your situation-which we insomniacs know is a difficult thing.

i completely relate to everything you say in your e-mail, i totally feel your pain, and i'll be right there with you in your struggle tonight.

best of luck!


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